National Automotive Testing Research & Development Infrastructure Project (Department of Heavy Industries, Government of India)

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1 National Automotive Testing Research & Development Infrastructure Project (Department of Heavy Industries, Government of India) NATRIP is the most significant initiative in Automotive Sector by Govt. of India with an initial investment of Rs 1718 Cr. in 2005 revised to Rs Cr in A unique project under which the Government of India, a number of State Governments and Indian Automotive Industry came together to create state-of-the-art testing and R&D facilities, so that core competencies in automotive technology in India can be created to facilitate seamless integration of the Indian Automotive Industry with the world. ICAT NIAIMT Vision - Create state-of-art testing and R&D infrastructure to drive India into the Future of global automotive excellence. Mission - NATRiP aims at setting up of seven state-ofthe-art automotive testing and R&D centres across the country and thereby: Creating core global competencies. Enhancing competitive skills for products development leading to deepening of manufacturing. Synergizing India s unique capabilities in Information & Technology with the automotive sector. Facilitating seamless integration of Indian automotive industry with the world to put India strongly on the global automotive map. ARAI VRDE GARC NATRAX Centres - A full-fledged testing and homologation centre within the Northern hub at International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) Manesar, Haryana A full-fledged testing and homologation centre within the Southern hub at Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) Oragadam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu A world-class proving ground at National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX) Pithampur-Indore, Madhya Pradesh in central India. Up-gradation of testing & homologation facilities at Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Pune and Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) of DRDO at Ahmednagar in the western hub, in Maharashtra. National Specialized Hill Area Driving Training Centre and Regional In-Use Vehicle management (Inspection & Maintenance) Centre at National Institute for Automotive Inspection Maintenance and Training (NIAIMT) at Silchar, Assam in the North-East region.

2 The facilities/ laboratories planned at various centres under NATRIP Facility & Lab Centres Test Capability Powertrain ARAI, GARC, ICAT & NATRAX Up-to Euro VI Emission + R&D Fatigue - R&D Fatigue and Certification ARAI, GARC & ICAT Certification - Homologation (safety regulation) + R&D Passive Safety ARAI, GARC & ICAT Homologation (safety regulations) + BNVSAP Electromagnetic Compatibility GARC, ICAT & VRDE Homologation + R&D Noise Vibration Harshness ICAT Research & Development Test Tracks GARC, ICAT, NATRAX & VRDE Homologation + R&D Vehicle Dynamics NATRAX Research & Development CAD-CAE GARC, ICAT & NATRAX Research & Development Infotronics GARC & ICAT Research & Development Mechanics & Driver Training NIAIMT Skill Development Inspection & Maintenance NIAIMT Fitness Check Accident Data Relocated to GARC Research & Data Collection

3 Powertrain - Mileage Accumulation Chassis Dynamometer (MACD) for 2W, 3W & 4W at ICAT & GARC Engine Test Cell (ETC) for Heavy duty and Light duty engines at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Sealed Housing Evaporation Determination (SHED) facility for 2W, 3W and 4W at ICAT & GARC Vehicle Test Cell (VTC) for 4W at ICAT, GARC, NATRAX & ARAI Climatic Vehicle Test Cell & Low Temperature Soak Room for 4W at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Standard endurance testing according to EC, EPA, Indian, Japanese or other regulations Specific Drive Cycles, e.g. customer defined accelerated endurance cycle, vehicle running in cycle, vehicle running in cycles, journey simulation, etc Customer defined (R&D) test (e.g. in vehicle gearbox testing, simulated vehicle operational tests) Performance Tests The systems are equipped with Robot driving (Auto Pilot)

4 Fatigue & Certification - Planned facilities: Electrodynamics vibration shakers integrated with climatic chamber at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Interior fitting test rig at ICAT & GARC Head restraint test rig for seats at ICAT & GARC Bus window retention test rig at ICAT & GARC Bumper test rig at ICAT & GARC High frequency Multi Axis Simulation Table (MAST) with climatic chamber for component testing at ICAT MAST with climatic chamber for component testing at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Universal Test Bench for component at ICAT, GARC & ARAI X-poster test rig for passenger cars at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Heavy duty X-poster test rig at ICAT Rapid Prototyping Equipment at ICAT (Component) The equipments under Fatigue & Certification facility will evaluate structural dynamics of components/ aggregates simulating real time loading conditions etc.

5 Passive Safety Pedestrian lab at ICAT & GARC Airbag lab at GARC Static roll-over test at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Dynamic roll-over test at GARC De-celeration SLED test at ICAT & ARAI Side impact test at ICAT & ARAI Frontal impact test at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Rear impact test at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Pole impact test at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Offset frontal impact test at ICAT, GARC & ARAI Angular Car to Car crash test at GARC Regulation 78/2009 (Phase I/II) Pedestrian protection Euro NCAP Crash test as well as Pedestrian requirements FMVSS201U US Regulation GTR9 (Global Technical Regulation) TRIAS , Japanese Regulation

6 JNCAP Crash test as well as Pedestrian requirements ECE R12 & ECE R21 AIS 96, 98, 99, 100 & 101 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Planned facilities: Vehicle Semi Anechoic Chamber (VSAC) for electromagnetic compatibility up-to heavy commercial vehicle at ICAT, GARC & VRDE Component Semi Anechoic Chamber (CSAC) at ICAT & VRDE Vehicle Semi Anechoic Chamber for passenger car and components at GARC EN , , & A1 IEEE 299 NSA 65-6 ANSI C CISPR 16, 22 & 25 IEC NRL , -2, -3, -4, -5 DIN 4102 B1, A2 EU directive 95/54/EC ECE R 10 ISO 7637 &

7 AIS 004/1999 SAE J555 Noise Vibration Harshness - NVH (Only at ICAT) Facilities (at ICAT only): Transmission test bed Vehicle Semi Anechoic Chamber (VSAC) for passenger car with 4X4 chassis dyno Heavy Duty Semi Anechoic Chamber for trucks with 4X2 chassis dyno Quiet Room Coupled Acoustic Rooms Listening Room Measurement of Transmission loss under ISO 140 & SAE J 1400 Measurement of Sound Absorption under ISO 354 Exterior & Interior Noise of the Vehicle including Noise allocation Vibration Path Analysis Acoustic allocation & Structural vibrations Acoustic Isolation & Source identification Modal analysis of vehicle frame/ body/ engines etc

8 Pass by Noise Tests ISO Test Tracks & Vehicle Dynamics Oval track (High Speed) at NATRAX Oval track at ICAT & GARC Braking surface track at ICAT, GARC, NATRAX & VRDE Hill track at ICAT, GARC & NATRAX Steering pad at ICAT & GARC External noise track at ICAT, GARC & NATRAX Dynamic platform at NATRAX Accelerated fatigue track at NATRAX Gravel and Off-road track at NATRAX Dry handling circuit at NATRAX Handling track for 2&3 wheelers at NATRAX Sustainability track at NATRAX Wet skid pad at NATRAX Water flood track at NATRAX Comfort track at ICAT & NATRAX Test tracks instrumentation and Weighing Pads at ICAT, GARC & NATRAX

9 IS , 10299, 12222, 14554, 11852, 14785, 10278, 11827, 11877, 11921, 10276, 11716, 13670, (Part9), etc ISO - 362, 5130, etc ECE - R51, R79, R13 etc AIS - 014, 003, 042 etc Vehicle Dynamics (Only at NATRAX) Kinematic & Compliance (K&C) machine Steering test rig Elastomer test rig Damper test rig Research & Development support for the proving ground test performed and assists in simulating real road conditions for establishing road-test correlation.

10 Infotronics - MATLAB (Software) at ICAT & GARC Measurement Calibration & Diagnostic Tools (MCDF) at ICAT & GARC Hardware in Loop (HIL) system for Single ECU test bench for Powertrain & Chassis at ICAT & GARC Plant models (Software) for Car & Engine development at ICAT & GARC Rapid prototyping system for ECU development at ICAT & GARC Facility for automotive sector where development, testing, evaluation, validation, training etc can be carried out on Electronic Control Units (ECU) devoted to Vehicles or Vehicle components in terms of the hardware and software

11 CAD/CAE Software available for the Industry: Simulia-Abaqus Ansys Altair-Hyperwork Catia V6 Siemens NX MSC-Nastran MSC-Fatigue MSC-Adams. MSC-Adams Car

12 Facilities where people from Industry can do the Designing, Creation, Modification, Optimization, Analysis etc of component & assemblies of vehicles on software, so that cost and time can be reduced in developing new & advanced products Mechanics & Driver Training (Only at NIAIMT) Driving Simulator Driving training Class Room & Track Diesel Engine lab, Gasoline Engine lab, Diagnostic & Repair lab, Wielding lab and Auto-electric lab E-learning class-rooms Facilities for skill development including certified courses for Drivers & Mechanics

13 Inspection & Maintenance (Only at NIAIMT) Fixed and Mobile lane for vehicle inspection Fitness test for on road commercial vehicles as per rule 62 of CMVR Provide Authorised fitness certificate Accident Data (Relocated to GARC) Real time accurate In-Depth accident data collection Data compilation & Database Creation Analysis of Contributing Factors

14 Driver, Vehicle, Road Architecture, Traffic Behavior, Environment etc Scientific Analysis Virtual Reconstruction Conducting Road Safety awareness and training programs Design and Establishment of a National Research Center for Accident Data Analysis Creation and compilation of National Accident Database Implementation of Accident Data Collection methodology at a Pan India Level. Develop safety systems in terms of Vehicle and Road Infrastructure Design Contribution towards National Road Safety Policy and R & D in safety standard improvement of Vehicles For more details, the following web-links of respective centres may kindly be referred: ICAT Manesar ( ARAI Pune ( GARC Chennai ( NATRAX Indore ( VRDE Ahmednagar (